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Cardinals again give up big individual offensive performances

If you are a fantasy owner, you should make sure to start your players who face the Cardinals.

If you are a fantasy owner of players who face the Arizona Cardinals, you are happy. For the fifth consecutive game, the Cardinals have given up big individual offensive performances.

In their 26-9 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, it was receiver Cooper Kupp and running back Kyren Williams.

Williams rushed for 158 yards and a touchdown. Kupp caught seven passes for 148 yards and a score.

It was the third time in four games they had an opposing running back have more than 100 yards. It was the third straight game in which an opposing receiver had more than 140 yards.

Here are some of the big performances individual players have had since Week 2:

Week 2

  • Saquon Barkley: 92 total yards (63 rushing, six catches for 29 yards), two touchdowns
  • Daniel Jones: 321 passing yards, two TD passes; 59 rushing yards and TD

Week 3

  • Tony Pollard: 122 rushing yards

Week 4

  • Christian McCaffrey: 179 total yards (108 rushing, 71 receiving yards on seven catches), four TDs (3 rushing, 1 receiving)
  • Brandon Aiyuk: six catches, 148 yards

Week 5

  • Ja’Marr Chase: 15 catches, 192 yards, 3 TDs
  • Joe Burrow: 317 passing yards, 3 TD passes

Week 6

  • Kyren Williams: 158 rushing yards, TD
  • Cooper Kupp: 7 catches, 148 yards, TD

Based on these trends, if you are a fantasy owner of Seattle Seahawks players, it is probably the week to make sure they are in the starting lineup.

Listen to the latest from Cards Wire’s Jess Root on his podcast, Rise Up, See Red. Subscribe on Apple podcasts or Spotify.

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Best fantasy sleepers for Chiefs’ Week 1 matchup vs. Lions

These five #Chiefs could help win your Week 1 fantasy football games.

Fantasy football can be a fickle thing for fans at the beginning of a new season, and although Kansas City Chiefs players may seem like a safe bet to start in Week 1, they face a tough test against a stout Detroit Lions defense.

Patrick Mahomes is obviously a lock to be a top quarterback in 2023 but might be without his top receiving option, tight end Travis Kelce, for the season opener. Isiah Pacheco is set to play but had surgeries in the offseason that may compromise his explosiveness early in the Chiefs’ schedule.

With this in mind, it makes sense to look to some of Kansas City’s more unheralded contributors to win fantasy games in Week 1.

Check out our top picks who could make a serious impact against the Lions:

6 tips to help you win your fantasy football salary cap draft

It’s a lot more complicated than a snake draft.

[Editor’s note: We published this in 2021 but we’re bringing it back again!]

Snake drafts in fantasy football are all fine and good.

But if you’re doing a salary cap draft — which can be much more challenging — there are a lot more wrinkles to think about.

That’s why I decided to write up this tip sheet for you, whether it’s your first time bidding on players or you’re used to the format.

Before we go ahead, I’ll advocate for it: Snake drafts are a repetitive format, and you can’t necessarily always get the players you want. Here, you can target the dudes you want and build a strategy around getting them (if the price is right, of course).

Let’s jump in:

Fantasy football waiver wire: Should you keep or cut these 7 players ahead of Week 8?

A look at who you might be keeping or dropping ahead of waivers in Week 8.

You’re waking up on Tuesday reading all that you can about the players that you should be picking up off the waiver wire as you prepare for Week 8 of fantasy football in 2022.

But it’s likely there aren’t as many things written about who you should be dropping to grab those players. That’s what this weekly column — keep ’em or dump ’em! — will hopefully answer for you: Some help in the debate over who you should keep or drop in order to improve your team.

It’s a decent waiver wire week, so let’s dive in to help you with who to keep or drop:

Fantasy football defense rankings, Week 5: From elite to streamable

Let’s help you pick your defense for fantasy football in Week 5.

You’ve got your fantasy football lineup all but set for the week, with a few tweaks to be made here and there as Sunday’s slate of games is ready to kick off.

But you’re trying to optimize your lineup to make sure you get the most points. And that’s why you have to make sure your D/ST position has the best possible squad to win you the week.

That’s what these rankings will help with: A look at the elite, solid, and streamable options that could win you some virtual games in your league.

Let’s break down the Week 5 D/ST tiers:

9 fantasy hockey sleepers to target in your 2022 draft

Some fantasy hockey sleepers to target before the 2022-23 NHL season.

We’ve helped you find some fantasy hockey team names in case you’re looking for the perfect moniker for your squad ahead of the 2022-23 NHL season.

Now, it’s time to help with some other names: Those of some sleepers for you to target in your upcoming draft. We’re talking about the ones you want to target when you’re well past the initial rounds.

This is a mix of forwards, defensemen and goalies who could end up blasting past their ADP to help win your league.

So let’s dive in and help you find some of those diamonds in the rough this season:

Fantasy football waiver wire Week 4: Khalil Herbert and Trevor Lawrence are targets

Let’s help you on the waiver wire in fantasy football.

Week 3 of the 2022 NFL season is over. And what a week of football it was!

If you play fantasy football, you’re already planning ahead with waivers after a busy week of games.

That’s what we’re here for, a roundup of some of the players you could be targeting ahead of Week 5.

Some of the names below might be taken already, but if not, there are a bunch of dudes who could change your fantasy fortunes this season. Let’s run through them, in no particular order, and we’ve updated this after the Cowboys and Giants game we saw on Monday Night Football.

Cardinals RB James Conner likely to play vs. Rams

Conner injured his ankle last week but is listed officially as questionable on the Cardinals’ final injury report of the week.

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The Arizona Cardinals’ final injury report was shorter than it had been in previous weeks. Two players were ruled out. The one player listed as questionable — running back James Conner — is likely to play, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Conner exited the Cardinals’ 29-23 overtime win over the Las Vegas Raiders in the third quarter with an ankle injury.

He did not practice on Wednesday but did get limited reps in practice Thursday and Friday before being listed officially as questionable for the game on the final injury report of the week.

Schefter reported Saturday night that Conner will test his ankle out before the game and that things are trending towards his playing.

Conner has 17 rushing attempts this season for 59 yards and a touchdown.

The Cardinals and Rams kick off at 1:25 p.m. Arizona time at State Farm Stadium.

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32 fantasy football sleepers, one from every NFL team

Highlighting one fantasy football sleeper from each NFL team.

The NFL fantasy football is upon us, which means it’s time to start assembling your roster in hopes of winning your league.

There’s a lot that goes into winning a fantasy football championship, including team managers finding some hidden gems in the later rounds of the draft. There are some players who are being slept on that have the potential to develop into weekly starters on your fantasy team, which could mean the difference between going far in the playoffs and a quick exit.

We’ve rounded up our NFL Wires editors to find one sleeper from each NFL team that could help you win your league at a bargain price.